APPLICATION FOR JUVENILE APPOINTMENTS IN FORT BEND COUNTY

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1 APPLICATION FOR JUVENILE APPOINTMENTS IN FORT BEND COUNTY ATTORNEY CONTACT INFORMATION: LAST NAME FIRST NAME BAR CARD NO.: ADDENDUM B Please type or print BUSINESS PHONE NO.: FAX NO.: PAGER NO.: CELLULAR NO. HOME PHONE NO.: ADDRESS: PHYSICAL ADDRESS MAILING ADDRESS ATTORNEY PROFILE INFORMATION: (Please Check) Yes No 1. Are you currently in good standing with the State Bar? 2. Are you board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in criminal law? 3. Are you a member of the State Bar College? 4. When did you graduate from law school? 5. How many hours of annual continuing legal education did you average the last three years? 6. Have you ever been sanctioned by the State Bar of Texas? If yes, attach decisions by the committee. Page 1 of 6

2 7. Have you ever admitted to giving or been deemed to have provided ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with an official proceeding? If so, explain by attaching any applicable documents and, if desired, any written explanations. 8. How many years have you been in practice? 9. How many open criminal files are in your current caseload? Yes No CRIMINAL LAW EXPERIENCE: 1. Before which Judge(s) in Fort Bend County have you routinely appeared? 2. What Judge(s) in Fort Bend County have presided over your last trials? 3. What percentage of your total law practice is in criminal law? 4. Approximately how many criminal cases have you tried to conclusion before a jury? 5. Of the trials in Question 5, how many were felony cases? 6. Of these felony trials, in how many were you first chair? 1 st Degree 2d or 3d Degree State Jail 7. Of these felony trials, in how many were you second chair? 1 st Degree 2d or 3d Degree State Jail 8. Of the trials in Question 5, how many were misdemeanor cases? 9. Of these misdemeanor trials, in how many were you first chair? 10. Of these misdemeanor trials, in how many were you second chair? 11. Of the trials in Question 5, how many were juvenile cases? 12. Of these juvenile trials, in how many were you first chair? Page 2 of 6

3 13. Of these juvenile trails, in how many were you second chair? 14. Of the juvenile trials, how many were CINS offenses? 15. Of the juvenile, trials, how many were indeterminate, not eligible for TYC offenses? 16. Of the juvenile trials, how many were indeterminate, eligible for TYC offenses? 17. Of the juvenile trails, how many were determinate type offenses 18. Of the juvenile trials, how many were certifications? 19. Have you attended the County Courts at Law - Practicing Law in Fort Bend County seminar? 20 Have you attended the District Courts - Practicing Law in Fort Bend County seminar? 21. Have you attended the Practicing in Fort Bend County Juvenile Courts seminar? When? 22. Please describe your legal experience, if any, in using experts at trial and/or crossexamining expert witnesses. You many also describe any CLE programs that you may have attended that have provided information involving using and crossexamining experts or HGN, Intoxilyzer, blood tests, and drug tests. 23 Please describe your legal experience in gathering and using punishment, disposition, or mitigation evidence at trial. Page 3 of 6

4 24. Please describe your legal experience with indecency and sexual offense cases. You may also describe any CLE Programs that you may have attended that have provided information or expertise in either indecency or sexual offense cases. 25. Please describe your legal experience with DWLI and DWLS cases and CLE courses. 26. Please describe your legal experience with juvenile cases and CLE course Indicate the approximate percentage of your trial experience that has involved: 27. Sex and Indecency Offenses: 28. DWI Offenses 29. Drug Offenses: 30. Property Crimes: 31. Assaultive Offenses: 32. What percentage of your practice consists of criminal appointments? 33. Approximately how many evidentiary hearing have you completed? Page 4 of 6

5 Indicate areas in which you have unique training or skill: 34. Mental Health Case; Yes No 35. Level V deaf interpreter; Yes No 36. Fluent in the following language (s) other than English: 37. Other: (Please describe) List and describe other activities related to criminal law: 38. Speaking: 39. Teaching: 40. Legal Publications: 42. Professional Organizations or Associations to which you belong: Fort Bend County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Yes No Fort Bend Bar Association. Ye No s Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer s Association. Yes No National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Yes No Others: 43. Please describe anything that you wish to include for consideration that you feel makes you uniquely qualified to accept the appointments in criminal cases (e.g. participation in criminal law mentoring programs; prosecutorial experience; AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell): Page 5 of 6

6 44. I only want to be considered for appointments in the Fort Bend County Courts at Law(misdemeanors). 45. I only want to be considered for Fort Bend juvenile appointments. Yes Yes No No 46. I possess the necessary qualifications, as set forth in the attached addendums, for appointment as an attorney for indigent defendants in Fort Bend County for the following categories: By my signature below, I attest and affirm that the information provided in this application in true and correct. Applicant s Signature Date Subscribed and sworn to before me on the day of,20 Notary Public in and for the State of Texas You may use additional pages, if necessary, to complete your answers. Page 6 of 6

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